PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES:
16 - LINCOLN - 1861-1865
17 - McCLELLAN - 1865-1869
18 - SUMNER - 1869-1875
19 - GRANT - 1875-1877
20 - GARFIELD - 1877-1881
21 - WEAVER - 1881-1889
22 - GEORGE - 1889-1893
23 - FORAKER - 1893-1897
24 - ROOSEVELT - 1897-1905
25 - BRYAN - 1905-1909
26 - HUGHES - 1909-1913
27 - BRYAN - 1913-1917
28 - McBRIDE - 1917-1918
29 - GUGGENHEIM - 1918-1925
30 - COOLIDGE - 1925-1929
31 - WALLACE - 1929-1937
32 - OLSON - 1937-1941
33 - DAVIS - 1941-1947
34 - WILLKIE - 1947-1949
35 - TRUMAN - 1949-1953
36 - CHASE SMITH - 1953-1961
37 - NIXON - 1961-1965
38 - JOHNSON - 1965-1973
39 - PERCY - 1973-1973
40 - FORD - 1973-1977
41 - HOLTZMAN - 1977-1985
42 - GORE - 1985-1989
43 - FENWICK - 1989-1991
44 - BUSH - 1991-1997
45 - CAMPBELL - 1997-2005
46 - KASICH - 2005-2009
47 - OBAMA - 2009-2017
48 - ZELDIN - 2017-2021
49 - KAUFMAN - 2021-Present
PARTIES:
Social Democratic Party
-Social Democracy
-Pan-Westernism
-Social Liberalism
-Environmentalism
-Anti-Austerity
FACTIONS
-Libertarian Socialism
-Democratic Socialism
-Market Socialism
Conservative Party
-Centrism
-Fiscal Conservatism
-Trans-Exclusionary Pro-LGBism
-Pan-Westernism
-Social Liberalism
FACTIONS
-Christian Democracy
-Environmentalism
-Islamophobia
National Party
-Civic Nationalism
-Pan-Westernism
-Social Centrism
-Protectionism
-Islamophobia
-Trans-Exclusionary Pro-LGBism
FACTIONS
-Consistent Life Ethic
-Christian Democracy
-Populism
People's Party
-Left Populism
-Pan-Westernism
-Protectionism
-Universal Public Services (in rural areas)
FACTIONS
-Consistent Life Ethic
-Populism
-Social Centrism
Socialist Party
-Democratic Socialism
-Pro-Westernism
-Market Socialism
-Libertarian Socialism
-Social Liberalism
-Left Populism
FACTIONS
-Eurocommunism
POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT:
-Veto over legislation (4/5ths needed to override)
-Line Item Veto (5/6ths needed to override)
-Unilateral appointment powers (No confirmation needed for cabinet appointees)
-Bill introduction authority (Any bill sent by the President gets an up/down vote within 30 days, otherwise it becomes law)
-Judicial appointment powers (Any SCOTUS nominee has to be voted on within six weeks, otherwise they are confirmed)
-Budget powers (Annual budget submitted by the White House and then subject to an up/down vote within 14 days, otherwise it becomes law)
-Treaty powers (Unilateral authority for the signing and ratification of treaties)
-Regulatory powers (Authority to make decisions regarding things like financial regulation and tax enforcement)
-Defer-and-Read power (Instead of vetoing a bill, the President may refer a bill back to Congress and make them go through the legislative process all over again for any individual bill. After this, the passing threshold rises from a simple majority to a filibuster-proof 55%. This can only happen once)
-Nuclear launch powers (One of the few powers weaker than OTL. The President is the chair of a five-member Launch Commission that includes the Vice President, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Secretary of Defense, and the Director of National Intelligence, with four and the President against or three against and the President + one other for in order to launch)
NOTE: The previous 38 states have been supplemented with NYC, Plymouth, Southern California, and Victoria. Four regional seats have also been created.
UNITED STATES SENATE:
For The People Coalition (50 Seats) -
Social Democrats - 35
Socialists - 15
Patriot Coalition (37 Seats) -
Conservatives - 21
Nationalists - 16
Crossbench (13 Seats) -
People's - 13
UNITED STATES HOUSE:
For The People Coalition (243 Seats) -
Social Democrats - 167 Seats
Socialists - 75 Seats
Independents - 1 Seat
Patriot Coalition (191 Seats) -
Conservatives - 95 Seats
Nationalists - 94 Seats
Independents - 2 Seats
Crossbench (68 Seats) -
People's - 61 Seats
Independents - 7 Seats